Jean Poiret
Known for acting · Born 17 August 1926 · Died 14 March 1992 · aged 65 · Paris, France
109 credits
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, (17 August 1926 – 14 March 1992) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage Aux Folles. Jean Poiret was born in Paris, France, where he died of a heart attack in 1992. He is buried at the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Poiret, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Last Metro
1980
The Birdcage
1996
La Cage aux Folles
1978
Cop au Vin
1985
Inspector Lavardin
1986
Light-Fingered George
1963
Happy Easter
1984
The Seventh Target
1984
La Cage aux Folles II
1980
Le Zèbre
1992
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
1982
Miracle Healing
1987
Acting (88)
2023Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux FollesSelf / Georges (archive footage)Film
2022Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesSelf (archive footage) · 2 episodesSeries
2009Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)Self (archive footage)Film
1992Sup de fricCyril DujardinFilm
1991Sisi/Last MinuteHerzog Max in BayernFilm
1991RumeursAlain MargolfFilm
1991La Méthode BarnolMonsieur HubertFilm
1990The Elegant CriminalAllardFilm
1990Stars 90SelfSeries
1988The Seasons of PleasureBernard GermainFilm
1988La Petite AmieMartin MorelFilm
1988Une nuit à l'Assemblée NationaleOctave LeroiFilm
1988The Secret Files of Inspector LavardinInspecteur Jean Lavardin · 4 episodesSeries
1987Miracle HealingPapuFilm
1987Sacrée soiréeSelf · 6 episodes, Self (archive footage)Series
1986Inspector LavardinInspecteur Jean LavardinFilm
1986I Hate ActorsOrlando HigginsFilm
1985Cop au VinInspecteur Jean LavardinFilm
1985Liberté, égalité, choucrouteLe califeFilm
1984The Seventh TargetJean MichelisFilm
1982Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!Andre JoeufFilm
1982Champs-ElyséesSelf · 11 episodesSeries
1982Aujourd'hui la vieSelfSeries
1980The Last MetroJean-Loup CottinsFilm
1979The Other One's MugJean-Louis ConstantFilm
1979Le Canard à l'orangeHugh PrestonFilm
1979L'Hôtel du libre échangePingletFilm
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelfSeries
1975Numéro unSelfSeries
1975Système 2SelfSeries
1974Spécial cinémaSelf · 3 episodes, Self (archive footage)Series
1973La Cage aux follesGeorgesFilm
1972Midi trenteSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1971Qu'est-ce qui fait courir les crocodiles ?GontranFilm
1970Atlantic WallArmand, resistance leader and double agentFilm
1970Ces messieurs de la gâchetteBernard Le GallFilm
1969Three Men on a HorseFreddyFilm
1969Aux frais de la princesseSantosFilm
1968The Big WashJean-Michel LavaletteFilm
1968The Men in the FamilyBernard Le GallFilm
1968La CoquineAlbino, l'instituteurFilm
1967The Great GadgetVerdierFilm
1967Pour avoir AdrienneLe jeune hommeFilm
1967La ParisienneLafontFilm
1966Your Money or Your LifeLucien PélépanFilm
1966At Theatre TonightAlbino, l'instituteur, Le jeune hommeSeries
1965When the Pheasants PassTraffic officerFilm
1965Under Your HatPhilippe / Monsieur PaulFilm
1965Les baratineursAndréFilm
1965The Real BargainGrégoireFilm
1965Le petit monstreThe GodfatherFilm
1964The Big ScareFilm
1964Hard Boiled OnesLouisFilm
1964Jaloux comme un tigreDoctor RaymondFilm
1963Light-Fingered GeorgeRaoulFilm
1963The VirginsBanker MarchaixFilm
1963The Blockhead FairCollinFilm
1963Teuf-teufFilm
1962The Four TruthsRenard (segment "Le corbeau et le renard")Film
1962Tales of ParisJean-Pierre Leroy (segment "Antonia")Film
1962It's Not My BusinessJean Duroc, le directeur de la petite troupe de théâtreFilm
1962How to Succeed in LoveBernard MonodFilm
1962The DanceVieuxFilm
1961AugusteGeorges FlowerFilm
1961On purge bébéBastien FollavoineFilm
1961My Wife Is a PantherPsychiatristFilm
1960Love and the FrenchwomanL'avocat de Michel (segment "Le Divorce"))Film
1960Candide or The Optimism in the 20th CenturyLe premier policier / PolicemanFilm
1959You Have Nothing to Declare?Robert de TrivelinFilm
1959The BureaucratsRené LahrierFilm
1959Oh! What a MamboL'inspecteur SapinFilm
1959NinaGérard BlanvilleFilm
1959L'Anglais tel qu'on le parleJulien CicandelFilm
1959DiscoramaSelfSeries
1959La Malle volanteM. GrapillonFilm
1959P.L.MPierreFilm
1958Clara and the VillainsChantuerFilm
1957The Innocent with Forty ChildrenMaître BardineFilm
1957Adorables démonsJulien Willis JrFilm
1957The Green DressParmelineFilm
1956That Naughty GirlInspector RémyFilm
1956Murderers and ThievesPhilippe d'Artois, le riche oisifFilm
1956Life is beautifulle joueur de maracasFilm
1956Mon bébéWilliam HarrissonFilm
1956The Terror with WomenGendarmeFilm
1954What the East Wind SawCharlles-AugusteFilm
1953The Three MusketeersFilm
1953Le Gang des pianos à bretellesThe presenter of 'La nuit brune' (uncredited)Film
Writing (21)
2024Poiret Serrault - Extraits extraAuthor, DialogueFilm
2023Joyeuses PâquesAuthorFilm
2019C'est encore mieux l'après-midiAdaptationFilm
2014Joyeuses PâquesTheatre PlayFilm
2011La Cage aux follesAuthorFilm
2008Tailleur pour damesAdaptationFilm
2002Joyeuses PâquesWriterFilm
1996The BirdcageOriginal Film Writer, Theatre PlayFilm
1993Tailleur pour DamesAdaptationFilm
1992Le ZèbreAdaptation, Scenario Writer, DirectorFilm
1991RumeursAdaptationFilm
1985La Cage aux Folles 3CharactersFilm
1985Tailleur pour damesAdaptationFilm
1984Happy EasterWriter, Original StoryFilm
1983Frohe OsternWriterFilm
1980La Cage aux Folles IICharacters, ScreenplayFilm
1979The Other One's MugScreenplay, ProducerFilm
1979Féfé de BroadwayWriterFilm
1978La Cage aux FollesTheatre Play, ScreenplayFilm
1973La Cage aux follesWriterFilm
1972Aujourd'hui à ParisWriterFilm